#sundayread for January 17, 2021

Photo: The U.S. Army
My picks for #sundayread for January 17, 2021:
- Flashback: Wade’s 101: My very first #haiku retrospective
- Dark crystals: The brutal reality behind a booming wellness craze
By Tess McClure @tessairini
(h/t @Longreads) - The CIA’s Afghan Death Squads: A U.S.-Backed Militia That Kills Children May Be America’s Exit Strategy From Its Longest War
By @AndrewQuilty
(RT @jeremyscahill) - Ten years ago this week, what were our #sundayread recommendations?
https://bit.ly/3mOzIPC - I Believe I Can Lie: R. Kelly’s symphony of serial abuse decoded
By Kimberlé Crenshaw @sandylocks
(h/t @Longreads) - Three-part Q&A with Rick Wilson of the Lincoln Project
By @SimonDumenco
https://buff.ly/3qILfD9 / https://buff.ly/3m5fErP / https://buff.ly/2WhlJad (via @jenmercieca) - Flashback: MLK Day spotlight: Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Birmingham
- From little acorns: Into the woods in search of Britain’s ancient oak trees
By @JamesCanton
(via @TheCarbonCom) - .@IAmCicelyTyson Has a Secret About Living Life to the Fullest
By David Marchese - Flashback: From 2011, Fairhope woman Krista Klumpp part of “Survivor: Redemption Island”
- Why Do the Oscars Keep Falling for Racial Reconciliation Fantasies?
By @Wesley_Morris
(h/t @Longreads) - The American Abyss: Post-truth is pre-fascism, and Trump has been our post-truth president.
By @TimothyDSnyder - Fifteen Minutes of TikTok Fame
By @RachMonroe
(via @sundaylongread) - The Poetic Consequences of K-Pop
By @EmilyYoon
(h/t @Longreads)
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